{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235136/http://leeterry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=392926", "Lee Terry Continues Fight to Halt EPAs Overreach over Nebraska", "2014-09-09", "2014", "2014-09", "Republican", "House", "NE", "Lee Terry", "T000459", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "U.S. Representative Lee Terry (R-NE) made the following statement on the House floor today during debate on the Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Act (H.R. 5078) which passed by a vote of 262-152:\n\u00a0\nClick\u00a0Here\u00a0To Watch Video\n\u00a0\u201cIf this rule were to go forward two things would assuredly occur; one, less clarity of what waters are jurisdictionally under the Clean Water Act for our farmers and ranchers and more overreach of jurisdiction by the EPA. This rule joins a long list of initiatives undertaken by the Agency which would increase the regulatory burden on Nebraska farmers, ranchers, businesses and every day citizens.\n\u201cIn my state multiple organizations banded together to fight this rule. The group calls itself Common Sense Nebraska Coalition. It includes folks that you would expect\u2014farmers, ranchers\u2014but what is interesting is many others have heard about this and joined the fight including Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, Nebraska Bankers Association, county officials, resource districts, the Water Resources Association, homebuilders, general contractors, and the Rural Electric Association have all joined this cause because of its uncertainty and massive jurisdiction under the EPA.\u00a0\n\u201cNow my state supports this bill and I stand proudly with them.\u201d\nLegislative Background:\nH.R. 5078\u00a0preserves existing rights and responsibilities under the Clean Water Act and prevents the EPA from finalizing and implementing a rule published in the Federal Register on April 21 that would expand the federal jurisdiction of waters protected under that legislation.\u00a0\n# # #", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140911235136/http://leeterry.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=392926"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.188571099191904, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}